Police said she escaped with minor scrapes and kept hold of her phone throughout her ordeal.

Forgetful: The EasyJet flight left 29 passengers behind

The passengers left behind

Once you've checked in and passed the departure gate you might think you are as good as on a flight.

But passengers on an EasyJet flight from Malaga to Bristol were left stunned when they were left behind, trapped between the security doors and the gangway.

Travellers said they had shown their boarding passes when a member of the ground crew appeared and pulled security ribbon across their path. They could only watch helpless as they watched their plane take off half empty in October last year.